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http://tv.yahoo.com/...lane-slideshow/"These aren’t your daddy’s “Munsters.” We told you a few months back that NBC was reviving the classic 1960s sitcom about a family of horror-movie monsters and turning it into a dark drama called “Mockingbird Lane.” But in the wake of creative differences between the network and creator Bryan Fuller, NBC has decided to scrap the series and turn the $10 million pilot into a stand-alone Halloween special, airing October 26 at 8 PM."

Hmmmm, I'd heard that they were going to air the pilot on the 26th, but I hadn't heard that they were scrapping the series. The version I'd read was that they were moving up the first episode/pilot and launching the series mid-season. But it sounds like things with the series aren't going well.

Love Bryan Fuller as a producer, he has a very distinctive style that for some reason just does not click with the networks. Hopefully the show will do well in the ratings and those creative differences can be put aside.....

More information on what is going on. Looks like NBC does not like the cast and set design. And according to Wikipedia they want the makeup toned down to make the characters look more human. Looks like a new pilot will be in the making.

The pilot is already in the can and will be aired as a Halloween special. The series was never ordered because of creative differences. In the picture of the cast you can really see Bryan Fullers style from the set design to the wardrobe.

At least we get to see the pilot even though they scrapped the series.

Ironically, I'd argue another reboot that worked well were the two Addams Family movies. Both were excellent. The Munsters looked like a cheap knock-off of the Addams Family back in the 1960s and will again in 2012.

Ironically, I'd argue another reboot that worked well were the two Addams Family movies. Both were excellent. The Munsters looked like a cheap knock-off of the Addams Family back in the 1960s and will again in 2012.

But The Munsters had the coolest cars.

Thanks to Google search, people can appear to be smarter than they really are.

Love Bryan Fuller as a producer, he has a very distinctive style that for some reason just does not click with the networks. Hopefully the show will do well in the ratings and those creative differences can be put aside.....

Maybe NBC is holding out more hope for Fuller's Hannibal series, based on the early years of Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs fame.

.................... There are none so blind as those who can not see it in HD........... Directv customer since January 2000...........

The original series would be a tough act to follow as a series. Success tends to be all about the right casting and characters. They got it right the first time...so any followup is inevitably going to be a challenge.